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FUGUS

/ˈfuː.ɡuː/5 letters

Definition of FUGUS

Wiktionary has no entry for FUGUS itself. This is its base word, FUGU.

noun

Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

The origin recorded for FUGU.

Borrowed from Japanese 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu, “blowfish”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

FUGUS in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 111
Its 10 boards, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
10
Boards found on
25
First board
108
Latest board
32
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.

First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.

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Built from these letters

FUGUS
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

FUGUS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FGSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.

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OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 25 - and most players walked straight past it.

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